Thill-tug.



H. G. HECKMANN.

Tl-HLL TUG.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.281 1914.

1,145,481. 1 Patented July 6,1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORAPII c0.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

TE TATES PART HARRY e. HECKMANN, or CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORTO THE W. n. HOOVER COMPANY,

OF NEW BERLIN, OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF OHIO.

' TI-IILL-TUG.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY Gr. HEOKMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Thill-Tugs, of which'the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in thill-tugs and has for its objects the provision of a thill tug formed'integrl with the shaft bearing strap. A further-object is to provide a thill-tug of the character described'which will be adjustable so as to accommodate horses of cliffcrent heights.

A further object is to provide a thill-tug of the character referred to in which the lower extremity of the shaft bearing strap is formed into a loop whiclris adjustably held in place by means of twin buckle members.

A still further object is to provide-a wear plate within the loop forming the thill tug, said wear plate being adapted to receive the wear from the shaft." Y 1 These objects, together with other objects, readily apparent to those skilled in the art I attain by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although my invention may be embodied in a variety of other mechanical forms, the construction illustrated being chosen by way of example.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a thill-tug or loop, showing the different parts properly arranged. Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the parts properly arranged. tached perspective view of the upper twin buckle member. Fig. 4: is a detached view of the lower twin buckle member. Fig. 5 is a detached view of the wear plate.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

Referring more especially to the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the shaft hearing strap, the free extremity 1 of which is bent back and held against displacement and in proper adjusted position by means of the twin buckle members 2 and 3, thereby producing a loop 1 through which the thill is adapted to be passed. The upper buckle member 2 is provided with the short tongue or tang 4, which tongue or tang is seated in one of the apertures 5, reference being had Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 3 is a de- Patented July 6, 1915.

Application filed December 28, 1914. Serial No. 879,261.

to the series of apertures as to the desired ad ustment of said twin buckle member.

The lower twin buckle member 3 is provided with the oppositely disposed tongues or tangs 6 and 7, which tongues or tangs are seated in theproper apertures 5, the tango beingseated in the aperture'nearer the end of the strap than the aperture 7 and by seating the tongues 6 and 7 in the apertures, the strap constituting the loop 1 is held in fixed position by reason of the fact that the end of the strap is passed through the buckle loops 8 and 9 of the'twin buckle members 2 and 3. It is well understood that the size of the loop may vary and in order to adjust the size of the loop I provide two'buckle members, which are adjustable to or from each 7 other, so that the lower buckle member 3 may be'brought or moved down toward the bottom of the loop 1 and the upper twin buckle member 2 adjusted so asto bring it in position whereby its loops 8 and9.will be located near the end of the strap as illustratedin' Figsa l and'2; It' is alsowell understood that the position of the thill-tug loop should be varied; that is to say in some instances it is desirable to move the loop up or down to compensate for various sized horses, or different height of thills. In some vehicles the thills are located in a higher plane than in others and in order to carry the thills properly vertical adjustment is made by taking up or'letting out the main thill strap 1, but at the same time providing for the proper adjustment to bring the upper twin buckle member 2 in position to receive the strap near its extremity 1 In order to provide sufficient space within the loops 8 and 9 of the lower twin buckle member 3 and at the same time to hold the strap against displacement when the buckle has been properly adjusted thereon, the end frames 10 of the buckle are formed of V- shape as shown in the drawings and for the same reason the end frames 11 of the upper twin buckle 2 are similarly formed.

If desirable, a wear plate 12 may be provided within the lower portion of the loop to receive the shaft and prevent the rapid wearing of the strap. This wear'plate 12 is of substantially the form shown in' the drawing and is preferably covered upon its upper surface with a sheet 13 of leather or similar material. An eye 14 is formed upon the lower portion of the Wear plate 12 for the purpose of connecting the belly-band thereto.

It is of course understood that the ordinary form of thill-tug such as is in use at present is formed separate from the shaft bearing strap and is attached thereto by means of av buckle. The adjustment of the position of the thill-tug is made by means of this buckle and the buckle receives practically all of the Weight of the thills. With the present construction the position of the loop forming the thill-tug is adjusted by means of the twin loop buckles and owing to the peculiar construction of the device the weight upon the portions of the strap adjacent the twin buckles is not sufficient to cause any very great wear upon these portions of the strap.

I claim:

1. In a thill tug, the combination of a strap provided with apertures and adapted to be folded in the form of a loop, a twin buckle member and a loop adjustable to and from each other upon the strap, said twin buckle provided with tangs adapted to be seated in the apertures formed in the strap.

2. In a thill tug, the combination of a strap provided with apertures and adapted to be folded in the form of a loop, and twin buckle members adjustable to and from each other upon the strap, one of said buckles provided with a tang and the other with two tangs, said tangs adapted to be seated in the apertures formed in the strap and a downward extended loop portion secured to the lower loop portion of the strap.

3. I11 a thill-tug, the combination of a strap provided with apertures and adapted to be folded in the form of a loop, and twin buckle members adjustable to and from each other upon the strap, one of said buckles provided with a tang and the other with two tangs, said tangs adapted to be seated in the apertures formed in the strap.

4:. In av thill-tug, the combination of a strap provided with apertures and adapted to be folded in the form of a loop, twin buckle members adjustable to and from each other upon the strap, one of said buckles provided with a tang and the other with two tangs, said tangs adapted to be seated in the apertures formed in the strap and a wear plate secured to the lower loop portion of the strip, said wear plate provided with a downward extended loop portion.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY G. HECKMANN.

Witnesses SYLVIA BORON, J. II. BISHOP.

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